Naruto: Who made him a ninja?

“Let's prepare, we're going to see the Hokage. It's said that this mission won't be easy.”

“Not easy?”

Upon hearing this, Hidezawa's eyes lit up. A difficult mission meant better rewards for him!

Although Hidezawa was also afraid of danger, since he only had one life, this time, he had Uchiha Shisui by his side.

Didn't that mean the safety factor was fully enhanced? This also made Hidezawa immediately interested.

Newbie, new book, please follow and collect. Onz

Chapter 12: Two Missions

“You've arrived?”

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Hidezawa and the others with a kind expression.

“How is it? Have you been resting and practicing together well recently?”

“Thank you for your concern, Lord Hokage. We're getting along well.”

Uchiha Shisui bowed slightly and spoke, but he was somewhat unnatural when he said this.

Whether it was thinking about how they had met these days, but mostly Hidezawa and Yuugao practiced swordsmanship, and other than that, they were doing their own things, there was basically no practice together.

Or thinking that he had actually questioned the Hokage's decision, as well as the 'well-intentioned lie' at this time, all of this made him feel uneasy.

“That's good.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi actually knew the situation of their team, but he didn't point it out.

The birth of bonds takes time, and he wouldn't be impatient, whether it was for Shisui or Hidezawa.

He wanted to solve the Uchiha problem. Although the Nine-Tailed Fox incident made him suspicious of the Uchiha, he would at least not make subjective judgments like Danzo.

Besides, he also knew that the Uchiha were not of one mind. Maybe in the future, he could rely on Shisui to solve these troubles.

As for Hidezawa, although his purpose in entering the Anbu was not pure, he came with Danzo's mission.

But during the last operation against Orochimaru, he took the initiative to protect his teammates and face Orochimaru, which gave Hiruzen Sarutobi a great impression.

What's more, there was also the matter of Naruto. He didn't want Naruto to be tricked by Danzo, so he would naturally find a way to prevent Hidezawa from being influenced by Danzo.

“This time, there is a mission for you, a dangerous mission, and I hope you can be mentally prepared.”

“Yes, Lord Hokage!”

Hidezawa and the others immediately said in unison. Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up and took out a map and spread it out.

“For this mission, I want you to go to the Land of Wind.”

Land of Wind?

Hidezawa's face also fell when he heard this. The Land of Wind was a poor and desolate place!

Although it was impolite, as a place surrounded by sandstorms, where the daimyo constantly reduced the funding of the ninja village, and their Kage had to pan for gold to exchange for money.

Hidezawa really couldn't have any good feelings for it, but Kabuto, that guy, seemed to be lurking in this ghostly place now, right?

Serves him right.

“I think you all know that Sunagakure is our ally, but this ally of ours is currently doing some dangerous things.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi pointed to the map, and then said in a deep voice.

“According to reliable information, Kirigakure has appeared in the Land of Wind and has been harassing Sunagakure. At the same time, Iwagakure seems to be intending to move south as well.

These two villages are likely to have some direct conflicts, which will affect our Konoha.

If we add Kirigakure, the situation will be even more critical. For the sake of Konoha, I hope you can go and understand the actual situation.”

In the ninja world, conflicts or wars between the five great ninja villages are never isolated.

Now Sunagakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure have begun to move in the Land of Wind, this vibrant and thriving land. Konoha, located in the center of the ninja continent, has to worry.

If the situation further develops in an uncontrollable direction, as an ally of Sunagakure, it is hard to say whether Konoha will be dragged into it.

Now Konoha is truly short of successors and internally empty. Naturally, everything needs to be prepared early.

“We understand.”

Hidezawa and the others immediately nodded to show that they understood. No matter what the inner meaning was, it would not be good to affect Konoha.

“Also, you must be careful of the people of Sunagakure.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi reminded them again at the right time.

“Although Konoha and Sunagakure are allies, this ally of ours will not share many things with us.

And they have done many bad things after the war. After all, they only formed an alliance with us because they lost.”

Obviously, Konoha didn't trust Sunagakure at all. Otherwise, there would be no need to send the Anbu on this mission. It could be completed through diplomatic means.

“We will definitely be careful.”

Hidezawa and the others nodded again, seeing that this mission was indeed quite troublesome.

“Then go and prepare.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat down again, and then sighed.

“Originally, I planned to let Kakashi go with you this time, but unfortunately, we have discovered some traces of Orochimaru again, so he went to deal with this matter.

I'm sorry that I couldn't give you reinforcements, but I believe you can do all of this, protect your own safety, and I will wait for you to come back in Konoha.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi said very calmly, but his words moved Shisui and Yuugao infinitely.

Even Hidezawa, this old fritter, had to sigh, this Third Hokage's Anbu was really completely different from his Root boss.

Root was 'If you don't complete the mission, you will come back with your head', but here it was 'Protect yourself, I will wait for you to come back'.

Although there was a suspicion of drawing a pie, it gave people a feeling of being trusted, which Danzo could not compare to.

“No wonder others can be Hokage!”

Shūzé followed Shisui out of the Hokage's office, muttering to himself. They quickly disbanded on the spot, each returning home to prepare, and agreed on a time to meet up tonight and depart.

[New Mission Acquired]

[Investigate the Secrets of Sunagakure]

Walking on the road home, Shūzé glanced at his mission panel and began to consider the situation of this mission.

"Kirigakure harasses, Iwagakure moves south."

Shūzé always felt a strong sense of déjà vu about this. After thinking it over, he suddenly grasped a key point.

"Isn't this about the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, selling Yekura to Kirigakure in order to focus on competing with Iwagakure for the interests of the small border countries, in exchange for Kirigakure ceasing hostilities?"

Yōton (Lava Style) Yekura, Shūzé remembered her quite clearly, because in a sense, she was very similar to Uchiha Madara, both embodiments of a ninja with 'high attack, low defense'.

The difference being, she was pierced into a hedgehog by a bunch of kunai, while Madara had Black Zetsu stab him in the heart and have a good chat.

"So that's what's going on, then this mission will be a lot easier."

Shūzé nodded, but what annoyed him was that his system hadn't settled the reward, which meant he still had to follow up.

And just then, Shūzé suddenly stopped, his gaze fixed on a shadowy area to the side.

"Very perceptive, it seems you haven't relaxed even after leaving Root."

A figure slowly walked out of the shadows. Seeing this guy, Shūzé raised his eyebrows slightly.

This was one of the guys who, along with Danzo and Orochimaru, tricked him into joining Root, Danzo's eternal lackey, Aburame Ryoma!

"Danzo-sama knows you are going to the Land of Wind, therefore, the master has a mission for you."

Aburame Ryoma took out a scroll and handed it over, then said indifferently.

"The mission details are inside, the master awaits your news."

"I understand."

Shūzé nodded. Suddenly, he thought of something and asked with a strange expression.

"Am I the only one? Can I apply for reinforcements? The Land of Wind isn't our territory after all. If there were someone, like 'Kinoe', to come with me..."

"Hmph, don't you have your Anbu teammates?"

Aburame Ryoma snorted coldly. Although he was wearing sunglasses, Shūzé seemed to feel his gaze turn cold.

"'Kinoe' has other missions, don't disappoint Danzo-sama."

After saying this, Aburame Ryoma turned and left without looking back, while Shūzé thoughtfully watched Aburame Ryoma's back.

"Kakashi went to investigate Orochimaru, 'Kinoe' has a mission, could it be..."

Shaking his head, Shūzé simply hurried home, then closed the door tightly and opened the scroll to read it.

But as soon as he looked at it, his expression immediately became interesting, and now he wanted to curse.

"You old thief, you're going too far!"

[New Mission Acquired]

[Resolve Yōton Yekura]

Chapter 13: Yōton Yekura

Several days later, in the desert of the Land of Wind.

Shūzé, Yugao, and Shisui were walking slowly through the desert.

The climate of the Land of Wind could be described as fair and sunny, very befitting the name of the country.

It's just that this fair and sunny weather was somewhat extreme.

For example, Shūzé saw many people enjoying sunbathes along the way.

Perhaps they could still be called people before they turned into white bones and were reincarnated?

"Is this really a place for people to live?"

Shūzé really didn't understand, what kind of ruthless person would dare to settle in this kind of place.

In Konoha, he could at least see various wild boars and silly roe deer baring their teeth.

But here, he even wanted to bare his teeth at the animals.

"The climate in this place is indeed a bit extreme."

Shisui was also unbearably hot, but in order to prevent sandstorms and sunburn, he had to wrap a characteristic turban around his head.

"But for the sake of the mission, we still have to endure it."

"Yes, yes, yes, I know."

Shūzé nodded. This guy Shisui was always talking about missions, missions every other day, and seemed more enthusiastic than him, who relied on missions to make a living.

"However, Shūzé, you seem to have recovered a lot?"

Yugao, who was beside him, suddenly turned to look at Shūzé. She observed him slightly before continuing.

"You seemed a little listless when we set off, although the environment here is a bit harsh, you've recovered, it seems I don't need to worry."

"So, senpai, you've been paying attention to me all along, I'm truly flattered."

Shūzé smiled and raised his eyebrows at Yugao when he heard this, but he also knew that his mood had indeed not been very good these past few days.

After all, his big boss had given him an incredibly坑爹 (kēng diē, lit. 'pit father', meaning awful/terrible) mission.

Resolve Yekura?

How was he supposed to resolve that!

Not to mention, without considering cursed seals and other messy things, Shūzé wasn't sure if he could beat this woman.

It was true that he was a stat monster, and he basically already had the strength of a Jonin. If he added points to LV7, he should be considered an elite Jonin.

But how could that woman be simple? Maybe she was already an elite Jonin, or even stronger!

Moreover, others would probably go to Kirigakure to die, and it was questionable if he could even find her.

After thinking it over, Shūzé suddenly had an idea—could this old dog Danzo be trying to use this opportunity to see if he could kill Uchiha Shisui?